Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7599 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7599 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2024 Mr. LaTurner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION AS A MEDICARE RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking `…